General Notes

STILLMAN GENEALOGY, page 1.
BABCOCK AND ALLIED FAMILIES, by de Forest, page 94.
THE STILLMAN FAMILY, Compiled by Francis D. Stillman, Jr. 1989.
Mr. George Stillman, the emigrant ancestor, was born probably at Stee
ple Ashton, Wiltshire, EN about 1654 and was probably a merchant and tailo
r. Some of the parish records at Steeple Ashton were torn out of the bo
ok in the time span that George would have been baptised, so there is so
me degree of mystery surrounding his background. A study of the Stillman F
amily done by Geoffrey Stillman of Australia in 1969 indicates Mr. Geor
ge was a descendant of the Styleman Family of Steeple Ashton which includ
ed many landowners, church officials and civil officials. He settled fir
st at Hadley, MA in 1690 or perhaps earlier. He was then a widower and h
ad left behind him, in England a son George, and some accounts say a so
n, Samuel. Tradition says that his first wife was a Lady Jane Pickering a
nd that she died at sea on the voyage to the US. He was a man of educatio
n, one of the richest men in Hadley, and one of only three in Hadley who w
ere entitled to the prefix of "Mr." to their names. His second wife was Re
becca Smith, whom he married in Hadley. Because of the dangers of the Ki
ng Phillip's War to his property and wealth and family, he was induc
ed to move to Wethersfield, CT, where many of his second wife's relativ
es lived. In Wethersfield, he carried on a large mercantile business, unt
il his death in 1728. He did a considerable trade with the West Indies a
nd England. His will was dated July 25, 1728 and is singed "George Stillma
n."
He gave his large property to his wife, children and grandchildre
n. He established his son John in business with himself and gave Benjam
in an education at Yale College and a fine home near him, and Nathani
el a good homestead and helped his daughters at the time of their marriage
s. To his eldest son, George, he gave 100 pounds "besides what he has alre
ad had."
STILLMAN GENEALOGY, page 1.
BABCOCK AND ALLIED FAMILIES, by de Forest, page 94.
THE STILLMAN FAMILY, Compiled by Francis D. Stillman, Jr. 1989.
Mr. George Stillman, the emigrant ancestor, was born probably at Stee
ple Ashton, Wiltshire, EN about 1654 and was probably a merchant and tailo
r. Some of the parish records at Steeple Ashton were torn out of the bo
ok in the time span that George would have been baptised, so there is so
me degree of mystery surrounding his background. A study of the Stillman F
amily done by Geoffrey Stillman of Australia in 1969 indicates Mr. Geor
ge was a descendant of the Styleman Family of Steeple Ashton which includ
ed many landowners, church officials and civil officials. He settled fir
st at Hadley, MA in 1690 or perhaps earlier. He was then a widower and h
ad left behind him, in England a son George, and some accounts say a so
n, Samuel. Tradition says that his first wife was a Lady Jane Pickering a
nd that she died at sea on the voyage to the US. He was a man of educatio
n, one of the richest men in Hadley, and one of only three in Hadley who w
ere entitled to the prefix of "Mr." to their names. His second wife was Re
becca Smith, whom he married in Hadley. Because of the dangers of the Ki
ng Phillip's War to his property and wealth and family, he was induc
ed to move to Wethersfield, CT, where many of his second wife's relativ
es lived. In Wethersfield, he carried on a large mercantile business, unt
il his death in 1728. He did a considerable trade with the West Indies a
nd England. His will was dated July 25, 1728 and is singed "George Stillma
n."
He gave his large property to his wife, children and grandchildre
n. He established his son John in business with himself and gave Benjam
in an education at Yale College and a fine home near him, and Nathani
el a good homestead and helped his daughters at the time of their marriage
s. To his eldest son, George, he gave 100 pounds "besides what he has